HIV infection, sexual risk behavior, and substance use among Latino gay and bisexual men and transgender persons.

• Autores: Jesus Ramirez-Valles, Dalia Garcia, Richard T. Campbell, Rafael M Diaz, Douglas D Heckathorn
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 98, Nº. 6, 2008, págs. 1036-1042
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Objectives: We examined HIV prevalence and the socioeconomic correlates of HIV infection, sexual risk behaviors, and substance use among Latino gay and bisexual men and transgender persons in Chicago and San Francisco.; Methods: Data were collected from a sample of 643 individuals (Chicago: n=320; San Francisco: n=323) through respondent-driven sampling and computer-assisted self-administered interviews.; Results: HIV prevalence in San Francisco (0.325; 95% confidence interval [CI]=0.260, 0.393) was higher than in Chicago (0.112; 95% CI=0.079, 0.163). In San Francisco, HIV prevalence was higher among US-born residents than among those born outside the country; in Chicago, the opposite was true. Heavy use of alcohol was prevalent, especially in Chicago (0.368; 95% CI=0.309, 0.432; San Francisco: 0.154; 95% CI=0.116, 0.192). Drug use and more education were positively correlated and greater age was negatively correlated with unprotected anal intercourse.; Conclusions: Heavy alcohol drinking and use of drugs remain a significant public health problem in this population. Drug use was more closely linked to HIV sexual risk behaviors than was heavy drinking.;